Taphonomy of animal bones: Species, sex, age and breed variability of sheep, cattle and pig bone density

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 355-365

  Ioannidou, Evangelia ^a  

^a British Inst of Archaeology Ankara   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Archaeozoology; Cattle; Photondensitometry; Pig; Sheep; Structural density; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

BONE; CATTLE; DENSITY; PIG; SHEEP; TAPHONOMY; TAXONOMY;

BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037374061     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.2002.0847     Document Type: Article

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